Australia vs Burkina Faso: Military spending as a share of GDP
Australia
1.9%
in 2019
Burkina Faso
1.9%
in 2019
Australia rank
46th
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Burkina Faso?
- Australia, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Burkina Faso?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burkina Faso?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Burkina Faso rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 46th and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).